Toilet Paper Roll Fire Starters Make Campfires Easy!

These toilet paper roll fire starters are a great way to make campfires start blazing quickly. There is certainly no shortage of toilet paper tubes in most households. With a family of 4 and 3 bathrooms in my house, we go through quite a bit of toilet paper. For every roll of toilet paper that gets replaced, I am left with one empty cardboard tube to dispose of. Most of the time, those toilet paper tubes end up in the recycle bin but there are plenty of creative ways to reuse them. If you are a fan of camping or bonfires, you can turn that cardboard toilet paper tube into a convenient way to start your next fire.

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It’s a Great Way to Use Dryer Lint!

In order to save up enough dryer lint to create these fire starters, just keep a plastic bag in your laundry room. Every time you clean the lint trap, tuck the dryer lint into the plastic bag. This makes it easy to have dryer lint on hand when you want to make a few of these!

Other Uses for Dryer Lint:

Stuffing Toys. Have a stuffed toy who has lost it’s stuffing? Use dryer lint to stuff small stuffed toys

Make dryer lint clay. Yes, you can make dryer lint clay! Check out the directions on Instructibles.com

Add Melted Wax if Desired

In order to slow down the burning process and give the wood in your campfire time to catch on fire, a small amount of melted wax can be added along with the dryer lint. If you are making these DIY fire starters, you may want to light a candle right before you start working and use a small amount of the melted wax for this project. Add the wax to the center of the toilet paper roll fire starters. Just make sure to not pack the lint and wax too tightly.

Uses for Toilet Paper Tubes besides Fire Starters

There are a million ways to use toilet paper tubes other than these homemade fire starters. Try a few of these suggestions and then check out the video below for some amazing toilet paper roll life hacks!

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Diane has a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology with a Minor in Health Management and Policy. She spent many years working in cancer research, academics, and biotechnology. Concern over the growing incidence of human disease and the birth of her children led her to begin living a more natural life. She quickly realized that the information she was learning along the way could be beneficial to many others and started blogging as a way to share this knowledge with others. While passionate about health and the environment she can’t quite give up her favorite Cheetos and Diet Coke!

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